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The Audition (band)
The Audition was an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band is composed of singer Danny Stevens, drummer Ryan O'Connor, guitarists Seth Johnson and Timmy Klepek and bassist Joe Lussa. The band's first release was a six track EP titled ''All in Your Head''. In early 2005, they signed to record label Victory Records and released their debut album, titled '' Controversy Loves Company''. In early January 2008 they released their second studio album '' Champion''. On April 28, 2009 they released their third studio album '' Self-titled Album''. Their latest full-length album '' Great Danger'' was released on March 16, 2010. The Audition released a new EP titled ''Chapter II'' on February 14, 2012—their first new music since leaving Victory Records. The original members reunited in 2018 to play three dates on the UK festival, Slam Dunk. History Formation and debut album (2003–2007) Drummer Ryan O'Connor and bassist Joe Lussa along with former guitarist/songwriter Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Automatica
Head Automatica is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York fronted by Glassjaw frontman Daryl Palumbo. History Formation, ''Decadance'' and ''Popaganda'' (2003–2006) The beginnings of the band stemmed from singer Daryl Palumbo's interests in the hip hop and Britpop genres. Palumbo felt that the material that was inspired by these genres did not fit into Glassjaw's spectrum and so Head Automatica was created to showcase this. The band's debut album, ''Decadence'', was released August 17, 2004. Charting on the ''Billboard'' 200 and Top Heatseekers charts, the album was the brainchild of Palumbo, who was known better for his work in post-hardcore music, and Dan 'The Automator' Nakamura, famous for his production work with groups including Gorillaz and Handsome Boy Modeling School. The two allegedly met at a party and worked on what later became the album. Palumbo then recruited the other current members as a touring group, and toured the United States, playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hit The Lights
Hit the Lights is an American pop punk band from Lima, Ohio. It is named in allusion to the '80s skateboarding film, '' Gleaming the Cube'', and has sold over 120,000 albums in North America. History Formation and ''Until We Get Caught'' EP (2003–2005) Hit the Lights formed in 2003. During the band's documentary "Vultures Don't Eat Vans," the band dispelled rumors that their name was taken from a Metallica song. Band members Colin Ross and Omar Zehery first played in a local band The Goodbye Session. Nick Thompson originally was in a group called The Summer Departure and Nate Van Dame had worked for Hawthorne Heights as a drum tech. The band released their first EP, Leaving Town Tonight, in 2004. In March 2005, Hit the Lights recorded and released the EP ''Until We Get Caught'' on Silent Movie Records. The band signed to Triple Crown Records which reissued ''Until We Get Caught'' in November 2005. ''This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder'' (2006–2007) Hit the Light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia (band)
Valencia is an American alternative rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were influenced heavily by Mark Ciccone’s early song writing for the band. History Early years and ''This Could Be a Possibility'' (2004–2008) Valencia met by playing local shows together around the tri-state area in separate bands. George Ciukurescu and JD Perry grew up together; attending elementary school, high school, and their first year of college. They joined a band in 2001 called The Capgun Heroes with Brendan Walter and former members Sean Mundy and Ryan O'Hara. Shane Henderson sang in the band Attracted to Miss and Max played drums in The Emphasis. They formed the band that is known today as Valencia in 2004. The band is named after the wife of the protagonist, Valencia, in the book by Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five. In 2005 Valencia signed to I Surrender Records after the label's owner, Midtown's drummer Rob Hitt, heard their demo tape. After playing the Warped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We The Kings
We the Kings is an American rock band formed in Bradenton, Florida, in 2005. The band's eponymous full-length debut album, released in 2007, included the platinum single " Check Yes Juliet", and went on to sell over 250,000 copies in the US. The group's second album '' Smile Kid'' (2009) included Top 40 singles "Heaven Can Wait" and " We'll Be a Dream" (featuring Demi Lovato), as well as the single "She Takes Me High". The band's third album '' Sunshine State of Mind'' was released in 2011 and featured the MTV Video Music Award winner for Most Innovative Music Video of the Year for the group's interactive music video and song "Say You Like Me". The band then completed a worldwide tour with Canadian band Simple Plan and performed across the US as a main stage headliner on the Vans Warped Tour. The group's fourth album '' Somewhere Somehow'' was released in late 2013 and includes singles " Just Keep Breathing", "Find You There", "Any Other Way", and "Art of War". Their fifth stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Time Low
All Time Low is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Towson, Maryland, in 2003. Consisting of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth, lead guitarist Jack Barakat, bassist/backing vocalist Zack Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson, the band took its name from lyrics in the song "Head on Collision" by New Found Glory. The band has consistently done year-long tours, headlined numerous tours, and has appeared at music festivals including Vans Warped Tour, Warped Tour, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Reading and Leeds, and Soundwave (Australian music festival), Soundwave. Beginning as a band in high school, All Time Low released their debut EP, ''The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End EP'', in 2004 through local label Emerald Moon. Since then, the band has released nine studio albums: ''The Party Scene'' (2005), ''So Wrong, It's Right'' (2007), ''Nothing Personal (All Time Low album), Nothing Personal'' (2009), ''Dirty Work (All Time Low album), Dirty Work'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls (stylized in all caps since 2023) is an American rock band formed in Andover, Massachusetts, in 2005. The group gained mainstream recognition with their self-titled debut album (2006), which went on to sell over 700,000 albums in the US, earning a gold certification from the RIAA. The band's second studio album '' Love Drunk'', was released in 2009 and their third studio album '' Crazy World'', was released in 2012. The band toured worldwide between 2006 and 2013. Notable tours include their main stage appearance on the 2007 Vans Warped Tour, their first headlining tour "Tourzilla" (2007) and a co-headliner with Good Charlotte for the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008. The music video for their single "The Great Escape" was voted the No. 1 video on MTV's TRL on August 6, 2007 and the band performed at MTV's TRL studio overlooking Times Square. In 2023, the band released the single " Blood and Sugar" from their fourth studio album '' Sunday at Foxwoods''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a Concert tour, touring Rock music, rock music festival that toured the United States and Canada each summer from 1995 until 2019, and returned in 2025 for its 30th anniversary. By 2015, Warped was the largest traveling music festival in the United States and the longest-running touring music festival in North America. Internationally, the festival stopped in Australia from 1998–2002 and again in 2013, as well as the United Kingdom in 2012 and 2015. Following the first Warped Tour, the skateboard shoe manufacturer Vans became the festival's title sponsor, when it then became known as the Vans Warped Tour. Warped Tour was conceived by Kevin Lyman as an electric alternative rock festival, but later began focusing on punk rock music. Although it was primarily a punk rock festival, it covered diverse genres over the years. Lyman said that the 2018 Vans Warped Tour would be the final, full cross-country run. On December 18, 2018, Lyman revealed details for the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Kills Kid
Rock Kills Kid was an American art punk/alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California that consisted of Jeff Tucker (guitar and vocals), Shawn Dailey (bass), Sean Stopnik (guitar), Reed Calhoun (keyboards/vocals), and Mike Balboa (drums). Their music often drew comparisons to new wave/post-punk bands such as the Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen, Duran Duran, Modern English and U2, as well as new bands such as the Killers and Franz Ferdinand. They were named one of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's "10 Artists to Watch in 2006". The group disbanded in 2010, ending their short-lived career. History Although there was a period when Jeff Tucker, Kirk Huffman, and Danny "Extravaganza" played under the monike"The Jeff Tucker Extravaganza" the initial incarnation of "Rock Kills Kid" consisted of Jeff Tucker (vocals, guitar, song-writing), Kirk Huffman (bass), Devin Kelly (guitar, b/g vocals, piano), and Chris Poulson (drums, b/g vocals). This version of Rock Kills Kid toured moderate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Graduate (band)
The Graduate was an American indie/emo band from Springfield, Illinois. History The Graduate formed in central Illinois in November 2005, after the breakup of two other local bands (Best of Winter from Quincy, Illinois and Jack from Springfield, Illinois) whose members began playing shows together. Lead singer Corey Warning said of the band's name, "None of us graduated from college. Well, we all graduated from high school, but none of us from college, so the name's kind of ironic." The band independently released an EP entitled ''Horror Show'' in April 2006, and toured nationally with bands such as Jack's Mannequin, The Audition, The Junior Varsity, Punchline, Waking Ashland, and Secondhand Serenade. In late 2006, ''College Music Journal'' featured The Graduate on the cover of the CMJ New Music Report for being the most added band to college radio stations during the week of December 3, 2006. 167 stations added their EP, '' Horror Show'' to their airplay lineup in total. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Atlantic (U
New Atlantic are a British electronic dance music duo from Southport, Merseyside, consisting of Richard Lloyd (born 6 February 1973) and Cameron Saunders (born 11 June 1973). They are best known for the UK hit single "I Know" which reached No. 12 in March 1992. The CD single of "I Know" contained an alternate mix, which was performed by the group onstage on the UK television programme, '' The Hitman and Her''. New Atlantic were signed to Liverpool's 3 Beat Records, which in turn signed the track to Pete Waterman's PWL Records; a remix was done by Love Decade, which became the most recognizable version. "I Know" also crossed over to the United States, where it reached number 15 on ''Billboard''s Hot Dance Club Play chart in June 1992, where it was released on Tommy Boy Records. "I Know" would later be sampled by Chase & Status on their 2013 single " Count on Me". New Atlantic also produced Berri's top 5 UK hit, a dance version of Elkie Brooks' " Sunshine After the Rain". Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monty Are I
Monty Are I (formerly known as Monty's Fan Club and Monty) is an American rock band from Cranston, Rhode Island. The band is named after the groups’s former music instructor, Arthur Montanaro. The "Are I" portion of the name is a pun on "RI", Rhode Island's postal abbreviation. History and achievements Monty Are I won Takeover Records' "Sign My Band" contest on MySpace in 2005. They also won the WBRU "Rock Hunt" in 2002 and the Ernie Ball sponsored "Battle of the Bands" in 2003. The group signed to Stolen Transmission, and were upstreamed to Island Records. Monty has many national tours under their belt, including five years on Vans Warped Tour, and tours with Just Surrender Just Surrender is an American rock music, rock band from Dover Plains, New York (state), New York, formerly known as A Second Chance,Corey Apar, Just Surrender Just Surrender is an American rock music, rock band from Dover Plains, New York (state), New York, formerly known as A Second Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
